if we tend to self-indulgence or self-pity, the warrior mode suggested by Sayadaw U Paṇḍita might be more appropriate: “Pulverize the defilements, show them no mercy.” Here we take the sword of wisdom and forcefully cut through our attachments and identification with them. Two simple notes that I have found helpful in loosening the grip of repetitive patterns of the hindrances are “dead end” and “enough.”
